Magnitude 5.8 aftershock hits Davao Oriental as quake death toll reaches nine

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, tectonic in origin, struck offshore Manay, Davao Oriental on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

The new article states that the magnitude of one of the aftershocks was actually 5.8, occurring at 10 a.m. with its epicenter located 101 kilometers northeast of Manay.

As of noon on October 15, 2025, state seismologists had recorded a total of 1,303 aftershocks, 618 of which were plotted and 18 felt, with magnitudes ranging from 1.2 to 5.8.

President Marcos visited Davao Oriental to provide additional relief assistance to earthquake victims and assured local chief executives that aid would continue until every earthquake-displaced family recovers.

He and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian checked the condition of families staying in evacuation centers in Tarragona.

A magnitude 5.1 aftershock struck Manay town in Davao Oriental on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 1:23 a.m.

The reported fatalities in the magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 doublet earthquakes in offshore Manay, Davao Oriental last October 10 increased to nine.

A total of 889,000 people were affected by the impact of the earthquake, with 12,768 people or 3,176 families staying in evacuation centers.

2,575 houses were damaged, with 2,231 partially and 344 totally destroyed, alongside infrastructure damage worth P100 million.